Posts Tagged ‘led zeppelin’

fantasy

04Jan09

Today one cable TV channel showed reruns of American Idol. While I don’t religiously follow the show, I like it enough to keep it on while reading TC Boyle’s “Drop City” (more on this in later posts). The finale of Season 6 was on, where Gwen Stefani performed “4 in the Morning.”
My thoughts while watching: [...]


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almost

15Oct08

I saw this Australian film “Clubland” with Frank last night; it’s part of the Australian film festival currently showing in Gateway. At first I was only mildly interested–the plot, about a shy 21-year-old whose perfect romance is blocked by family problems, seemed too normal, and I like stuff that are out-of-this-world. Or at the very [...]


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click

09Oct08

I’m in love with Jimmy Page again. Dear God, why wasn’t I born in 50s London (or San Francisco, but that’s another story)?
See, I finally managed to buy “Hammer of the Gods,” that Led Zeppelin bio by Stephen Davis that I had previously blogged about. I haven’t listened to Led Zep in what feels like [...]


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in pop culture news (or, the post with lots of italics and parentheses)

29Sep08

>> I saw a Led Zeppelin biography for P95 on BookSale tonight, “Hammer of the Gods.” But I let it go. I’m still debating within myself whether I regret the decision.
>> I’ve finished the entire Twilight series. It’s okay. I don’t like Renesmee, the half-vampire kid who grows at an alarmingly fast rate and is [...]


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